Tag holder



Au' .13, 1940. H BE 2,211,666

TAG HOLDER Original Filed Feb. 19, 19.38 2 Sheets-Sheet l C. H. MAIBENAug. 13, 1940.

TAG HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed Feb. 19, 1938 0761/16? 12120); EX/k 22L? k5 5i 22/32) FED Patented Aug. 13, 1940 UHTE STATESOriginal application February 19, 1938, Serial No.

Divided and this application September 3, 1938, Serial No. 228,418

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved tag holder and is a division of mycopending appli cation, Serial No. 191,561, filed February 19, 1938.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a tag holderwhich will position a plurality of tags for convenient selective removalfrom said holder when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tag holder havingcompartments which are readily removable from the holder containeremployed for purposes of cleaning or filling.

A further object is to provide a device of this nature wherein means areemployed for securely holding the compartments in operative position.

As a further object, the invention seeks to provide a tag holder havinga head plate on which are mounted indicia slips for denoting the colorand purpose of tags carried in the compartment disposed therebeneath.

Other objects of the invention will become readily apparent from areading of the following description.

Referring now to the drawings, forming a part of my application,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved tag holder, v

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a. horizontal sectional View,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the removable compartmentsemployed, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5--5 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawings in more detail, the numeral I indicates ingeneral a con- 35 tainer. The container I, as best seen in Figures 1, 2and 3 of the drawings; is substantially rectangular in shape and hasmounted therein compartments 2; The compartments 2 are arranged in alaterally spaced series and are formed with curved bottom walls 3. Thecompartments are adapted to have disposed therein the plurality ofidentifying tabs, shown generally at 4. The bottom walls 3'being ofcurved formation, impart curvatureto the tabs in the containers sothatsaid tabs will conform to the shape of the end 5 of a finger insertedselectively in the containers. The tabs l may thus be withdrawn with theutmost facility. l he container l is open at the top and is formed withan upwardly projecting portion 5 adapted to have indicia i3 disposed onthe front surfaces thereof. lhe indicia will, of course, relate to thenature of the tabs in the compartments within the container. As bestseen in Figures 3 and 5 of the drawings, the compartments are adapted tobe removably mounted in the container so that substitution may be madeat any time. In order to permit this, bayonet slots 1 are formed in theback wall of each compartment and are adapted to have removably engagedtherein headed studs 8 which are carried on the rear wall of thecontainer 5. Sleeves 9 are carried at opposite ends of the container,and receive therein the free upper ends of supporting legs It whichsupport the tag holder in an operative position above a stapling machineor the like. Itis thought that further description of this embodiment ofthe invention is unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a tag holder, a container having a back wall, said container beingopen at its top, and

a plurality of compartments removably mounted in the container, each ofsaid compartments having a curved bottom wall for imparting a curve toelements within the compartments whereby said elements will readilyconform to the curvature of a finger.

CHARLES H. MAIBEN. 4o

